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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQCS00234_Response to Notice_20230530Burke Coun Post Office Box 1486 May 30, 2023 Daniel Boss, Asst. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water resources, NCDEQ Subject: RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0222 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00234 Burke County Collection System Dear Mr. Boss: 'kneral Servio Morganton, NC 28680 In response to your letter dated May 12, 2023, regarding the above referenced Notice of Violation: The sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) that occurred on April 28, 2023, was related to a sudden large amount of rain that resulted in 1.37 inches over a period of just 8 hours. Although our lift station was fully operational, staff was on site, and pump trucks quickly arrived, the quick large spike in the amount of rain (see data included) was more than the pumps could handle. Burke County has applied for financial assistance from the NCDEQ Division of Water Infrastructure to increase the capacity of this lift station. In addition, Burke County has applied for assistance through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program offered by FEMA. If BRIC funding is received, it will be used to make the lift station more resilient by raising the elevation of the critical equipment and the access road to above flood level. Additionally, 2.4 million dollars has been included in the county's FY-24 recommended budget to address collection system I & I and the issues with our Indian Hills pump Station. . If you have any questions or if any additional information is needed, you may reach me at 828-764-9062 or email me at mark.delehant@burkenc.org. Thank you for your patience and consideration. Sincerely, L ta Mark Delehant, Director Burke County General Services 110 N. Green Street Morganton, NC 28655 Office - (828) 764-9062 Email - mark.delehant@burkenc.org Airport: Morganton/Lenoir (KMRN) Rainfall from 4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023 Device Time Rainfall Amount (inches) 4/27/2023 19:00 0.07 4/27/2023 20:00 0.15 4/27/2023 21:00 0.13 4/27/2023 22:00 0.21 4/27/2023 23:00 0.12 4/28/2023 0:00 0.13 4/28/2023 1:00 0.16 4/28/2023 2:001 0.33 4/28/2023 3:001 0.07 4/28/2023 4:001 0 1.37 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4343AABD-1138-4804-AC09-85684FBA9EE4 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER .$CCletary RICHARD E. ROGERS. JR. Director Kenneth Bryan Steen, County Manager Burke County General Services PO Box 219 Morganton, NC 28680-0219 SfArE�"`+.v NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality May 12, 2023 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tracking Number: NOV-2023-DV-0222 Sanitary Sewer Overflows - April 2023 Collection System Permit No. WQCS00324 Burke County Collection System Burke County Dear Permittee: IRR9 4OWMD MAY 15 2023 COUNTY MANAGER The self -reported Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) 5-Day Report submitted by Burke County General Services indicates violations of permit conditions stipulated in the subject permit and North Carolina G.S. 143-215.1. Violations include failing to effectively manage, maintain, and operate the subject collection system so that there is no SSO to the land or surface waters and making an outlet to waters of the State for purposes of G.S. 143-215.1(a)(1), for which a permit is required. Specific incident(s) cited in the subject report include the following: Total Vol Total Surface Incident Start Duration Vol Water Number Date (Mina) Location Cause (Gals) (Gals) DWR Action 202300745 4/28/2023 360 2711 Indian Hills Cir, Inflow and Infiltration, 11,000 0 Notice of Violation Hickory, NC, 28601 Severe Natural Condition DE \moll+ uu,uwnl6npa,m.m.dQuYry UrvnFmnlW,nnM<nvice Advvltle RM,n�I 1111 V e I )�`!� I<S I4�hw.,, MI ixnn„am+. NV.h C.rd,u 1<l7in Htry �'oa:!fUU DocuSign Envelope ID: 4343AABD-1138-4804-AC09-85684FBA9EE4 Remedial actions, if not already implemented, should be taken to correct the above noncompliance. Please submit a written response to this Notice of Violation. Your response is to be received by the regional office within 15 business days following receipt of this violation. Please include any additional documentation about this incident(s) in the response. The submittal will be considered in determining whether the Division will assess a civil penalty for the cited violations. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Melanie Kemp with the Water Quality Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at melanie.kemp ncdenr.gov. Ec: Laserfiche Sincerely, EvDocuSigned by: oua,tt,�, �bSS E397192DABFB4FF... Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ W-oorw,iAMIS �,h n.,IhC—.u..... A.h.rllle ArybmJOffKe; XI�N�US IOghwa�101 Sw.wimxn.,IMnlh fur�A� LYRP